MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU) – Together with the Menomonie college district, the police division hosted the wellness evening to teach attendees on points affecting teenagers.
Aimed toward native dad and mom and grownup group members, the lesson matters ranged from frequent medicine used within the Menomonie space, to suicide prevention methods and common web security.
A mock “drug room” featured visible examples of the kinds of medicine and paraphernalia dad and mom might doubtlessly see locally, whereas suicide prevention periods have been hosted by college psychologist Tyler Miller. Amongst warning indicators and behavioral patterns of these in danger, Miller spoke on the college’s “QPR” prevention methodology.
“Query, persuade, refer is QPR, so much like CPR it’s a strategic set of expertise to hopefully save the life of somebody who would possibly want a ‘liferaft’ so to talk,” he mentioned. “We’re actually educating our viewers ask the query ‘have you considered hurting your self?’, ‘have you considered taking your life?’, persuade somebody to remain alive, after which make a referral to somebody who can intervene successfully.”
The police division and college district say there was a rise in group involvement for this system this yr, together with a number of cubicles for space nonprofits. Organizers hope to proceed to develop the initiative’s outreach and scope within the years to return.
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